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Examination Of Teachers.

| will hold general examination of
teachers on Monday and Tuesday, the
80 the and 80 the inst. at Mountain
View, Leesburg.
Teachers who have not yet been ex-
ahmed will be expected to avail them
selves of the opportunity at the time
set for the purpose.
Five year certificates, issued hereto
fore, are regarded as illegal by the
present State Superintendent, and
parties holding such certificates are
required to have new ones issued Ia
them for twelve months.
M. MEAD, Co. Supt.
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Very Respectfully,
1871
THOMAS B. AND ELLA w. RUSSELL
Jonesboro, Aug. 20, '87.


The custom of tolling the bell when
death is annouced has been kept up
in this town for years but we think it
should stop. 1t is mark of respect
for the dead but only serves to height
en- the solemnity of the occasion and
make the immediate friends feel more
acutely their sorrow. A few nights
since while number of people were
seriously sick the bell tolled for the
death of child and as we all know
with what feelings we hear a death
knell at night we can imagine what
effect it would have upon a person
lying at the point of death. We have
been informed by a physician that
the tolling of the bell Monday night
caused nervous shock to patient
of his that told seriously against her
These ale few of the reasons, appar
ent to all, why this custom shoult
stop if an ordinance has to be passed
to that effect.
On Friday last just about noon, ar
11-year old son OF James Arnold, liv
ing at Squire John Duggar's mill
about one and half miles from Fal
Branch, went down in the lower story
OF the mill and while fooling arount
the machinery had his pants caugh
therein. He endeavored to looser
them with his left hand, when it il
turn was caught also, mangling tn,
arm terribly and tearing it from tn
; shoulder socket. The muscles ant
skin OF the left breast were also tor
: in horrible manner. The boy wa
taken home, and Drs. Hoss and Kirk
patrick were called in to see him o
Saturday afternoon. Up to this tim
he had exhibited very little tendenc
to recover from the shock. They az
5 ministered stimulants to him, hopin
i, thereby to bring about reaction, s
that an amputation could be perform
t ed on Sunday morning. On Sunda
/, morning they found him in a CONS
A tose condition, however, and though
r it advisable not to operate on hin
The boy will die.-Herald & Tribune
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On the first Monday in Sept. l will
open school in the lower rooms OF
Mr.. j. j. Adams property on Fair
view. Students admitted from the
first grade to the third Academic
Terms made known on application.
LA CALVIN,
Johnson City, Tenn.
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For 90s Years

and more the world has been revolv-
ing around and business of all kinds
has been changing with the chan cling
years, but Christian, Hoss & Hodge
are still endeavoring to lead the van
in low prices. Be sure and go to see
them.
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Notwithstanding the Three C's is
coming yet the undersigned still has a
few more lots to sacrifice in Johnson
City. Also we'll finished Dog Cart,
almost new. Would buy a good
mich COW. Us. WILSON.
Aug. 10 '87.
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Our Sick.

]. L. Evans, fever.
G, L. Odom, fever.
G. X. Lide, improving.
G. G Mitchell, better.
J, F. Crumley ailing.
Mrs. W. B. Crouch, fever.
Mrs. E. S. Wolfe is able to be out
All the parties who were poisoned a
few weeks ago on boiled custard at
Miss Yokeley's are able to be out with
the exception Of Miss Archer. the SER
want.
Gov. Taylor's wife is still very low.
DR.. John M. Boyd, of Knoxville, and
DR.. N. T. Dulaney, of Blountville,
were called to see her Monday even
ing. She is in a critical condition
and the worst results are feared.
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The bee moth spoils his honey,
The bedbug fills him full of pain,
The humbug scoops his money,
-[HatOnia (Ter,J Argus.
A. B. Bowman adYertises elsewhere
in this issue for green peaches and APP
pies.
G. c. Seaver will sell you Pure Lin
seed oil and the best brands of Paints
Cheaper than the cheapest
Mrs N. G. Taylor came down from
Carter county Monday, and is with
the Governors wife.
See the unparalleled clubbing prop
ositions at the head of the first col
umn of this page.
Rev. Geo, A. Caldwell and his two
sons, Clifford and George, came down
from Bristol Monday to visit W. l..
Mcfarland and family.
Bascom Crumley has our thanks for
favors timely rendered. We shall
never forget him as long as there is
milk in the grape.
Mr.. E. X. Campbell, rising young
lawyer of Birmingham, Ala, who has
been visiting homefolks in this city for
two weeks returned this morning,
Ayers Pills cure headache. Send a
2 ct. stamp to DR.. j. G. Aver & Co..
Lowell, Mass, for a set of their attrac.
tive album cards.
The corporation has opened street
from DR.. Mongle's running north by
J.J. Adams to Watauga Avenue II
is 80 feet wide and is called Boone.
Camp-meeting at Bonds embraces
the fourth, and not the third Sunday
in this month, as was published in las
weeks paper.
Several of our citizens went up tC
Elk Park, N. c., Sunday to attend thu
Baptist Association. The excursion
train was crowded when it reached
Elk Park.
Jake Bewly is on the sick list and
has gone to his home at Limestone
Mr., Stout of Limestone, is mixing
drugs in his stead at the City DruI
Store.
Miss Mary Board, who has been Wis
iting the Misses Kincannon, left thi
morning for her home at Liberty, Va
Miss Birdie Kincannon accompanie
her as far as Bristol
Mrs Sinclair and Mrs. Helms mad
the COMET q pleasant call yesterda
, morning. They contemplate gettin
up theatrical entertainment for tn
benifit of the M. E. Church.
The Knoxville Sentinel came OF
Monday evening six column pape
with a new head and vastly improve
= in every way We are glad to note Ii
b advancement.
Mr. and Mrs. s. T. Harris left tn
: place for their home at Johnson Cit
:. yesterday. They were accompanie
by Mr. F. S. Harris, of this place.
a MoSsy Greek ViSior.
Mr.. Jas. Martin of Johnson City a
= companied by Miss Daisie Tappan
Burbank, Tenn, and Miss Green
Virginia passed through the Pa
Friday last.--Cbronicle
% Miss Retta Lyle, one of JohnsC
City's most popular young ladit
spent Sunday and Monday in JonC
n boro, visiting relatives and friends.
Herald C. Tribune.
Greek George, and Antoni Pier
Or champion wrestlers and sparrers
America and France, respectivel
gave exhibitions of their skill thr
=. nights this week in this place
IL VIM. Shaw, who shot Tom Oral
at the Jonesboro fair two years a
was misunderstanding for his health
10 when his case was called last Wedn
oe day in Circuit Court at Jonesboro.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-25

When Baby WA sick, ws gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for CastOriA.
When she became Miss, she elung to CAatOria,
When she had Children, che gave them CastOris,
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Peaches and Apples Wanted.

/ want to buy peaches and apples
for canning purposes and will pay the
highest market price for them deliver.
ed at my cannery. A. B. Bowman.
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johnson City Furniture Co

Will in future do such custom work
on building material as does not in.
terfere with furniture business
Terms, cash.
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See Ike Jobe's ad. in this issue.

17lbs sugar for 100 at John Harris.
Ifyou want new hat cheap go to
j. w. Hunter & Bro.
A little child OF JAS Keys died last
Monday night.
j. w, Hunter & Bro. are receiving
new goods.
Constant workers-The workmen in
Remine's marble yard
Builders buy your Hardware OF
G. K. Lide & Co.
Miss Kettle Robinson returned to
Greeneville Tuesday.
Go to John Harr for Fruit jars,
Pure Paints at $1O71a per Gallon,
G. X. Lide & Co.
Rev. T. B. Russell and family are
in the city.
Hats for the Fall Season in styles
to suit everyone's taste. Mrs. Hodgson
Paints Pantsl Paintsl!! We
guarantee Paints G. X. Lide & Co.
R. E. Love returned to the Knox
vile Business College last Monday.
Prices at Mrs Hodgson's are equa
to the pockets Of all.
Axes! Axes!l Axes!! We warran
every Axe c. K. Lido & Co.
Misses Jennie and Stacy Crumle!
are at Unaka Springs.
Sash and Doors at
G. K, Lide & Co.
Pearlihe at
Christian, Hoss & Hodges.
Misses Birdie lobe aud Dora Car
giIle left yesterday for Messy Creol
20 attend school.
Nailsl Nails! Nails!! 200 Kegs stee
nails G, K Lide & Co.
Hotel Baking Powders 20cts pc
pound, for sale by
Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
Cleanse the blood with Ayers Sarsi
parilla, and realize what poor healt
you have had.
Greeneville is to have q new toba,
co warehouse, Col. Doughty and v
H. O'Keefe will build it,
Paints Oils and Glass at G. X. Lid
& Co.
Hats in Black, Brown and Tia
Straws, Felts bound in Velvet and A
trakan. Mrs. Hodgson.
Mrs. w. w. Scarborough and thr,
children, of Knoxville, are visitir
MIS-. >, OlnlCOK.
Oilsl Oils!! Oilsl! We warrant Ii
seed oils to be pure
G. K. Lide & Co.
You can't beat Ziegler's shoes f
comfort and durability, for sale by
Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
Mrs. Judge Campbell and Miss NJ
lam Trigg, Of Abingdon, Va, are Wis
ing Mrs. J. G, Campbell.
Go to G. G. Seaver for Hardwa
and Builders material, he will not
under sold.
Ribbons, Ve.vets, Satins, Feathe
tips Flowers, Ruching, Corsets a
Yelling. Mrs, Hodgson.
Forty acres of good land for Sc
one-half in the corporate limits
johnson City splendid sites for re
dences. Apply to COMET office.
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Am Unparalleled September

OMer.
No. 1.-The COMET .... 81 20
No. 2.-The american Agricul-
turist, postpaid, English or
German, for the balance of this
year and all Of 18SS-fiteen
months Price, per year 81 80
No, 3.-The american AgricuI-
turist Cyclopedia of Natural
History, Over 600 pages, and
500 illustrations. Bound in
cloth and gold. Ready for de-
livery September J. 1887, worth
fully ......,,.,............$ " 90
No. 4,-Engravings of the
Homes of our Farmer Presi-
dents, 11x1S, issued during 49,
SO and 1887, viz, Washington,
Jefferson, Jackson, Garfield,
etc, ETC., together with descrip-
tions of same by eminent
American writer's. Not for
sale, but fully worth each 49,. 81 90
Total ......,..........,... 20 10
We will furnish all the above,
postpaid, for. .....,.........$ ~ rs
Send six cents to 751 Broadway
New York, for mailing you a speci-
men copy of the american AgricuH-
urist, English or German, and speci-
men pages of the CyclopediO of Nat
ural History. This offer is only good
until Sept 80.
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Ladies', What's tEe mse Going
TO London

when you can get you nice outfit
for small amount of cash by simply
calling on Christian, Hoss & Hodge.
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AIRS. J. G. H0DGSON,
-MILLINER-
Rankin Block, Johnson City.

Has opened at the above place pretty stock
of SPRING Millinery, Hats and Bonnets
In Felts, Ashakrone and straw. White and col
ored Frames in all varities Tips, Lamp sink
Velveteens, Ribbons and 0rnsmets, for Trim
mings.
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A Gard of Thanks.

We hereby express our most sim
cere thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
FEBRUARY for the very excellent recep-
ton dinner given us by them at their
residence on the occasion of our ar
rival in Jonesboro, Aug. 10th. We
also express our thanks to our many
kind friends in Jonesboro for dona.
tons and kindnessess shown us in pu
ting our household goods in proper po
sition in our house. Our johnson
City and Roam Mountain friends will
please accept our thanks for favors ex'
tended to us, all of which we very
highly appreciate.
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Young Wan Forget Your SOr-
rows.

Spend your cash with Christian,
Hoss & Hodge and live a leng and
happy life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-25

All local advertisements will be pub
lished until ordered discontinued.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-25
DRIVATE BOARDING.

Pleasant Rooms. Good Meals
Terms Reasonable.
F.P. BAXTER. Proprietor
Spring and Walnut SITS. Int
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-08-25
Special Notice.

We do not furnish advertisers a copy
of THE COMET free.
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THE COMET.
40 Advertisers.

WE WILL ACCEPT NONE BUT METAL
BASE ELECTRoTYPEs IF THE ADVERTIs-
MENT is TO RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE
INSERTION.
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The chinch bug eats the farmers grain,
The bee moth spoils his honey,
The bedbug fills him full of pain,
The humbug scoops his money,
FdtORid (Ter,J ArguS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06
CRACKSMEN MAKE A HAUL
A WAYCROSS SAFE RELIEVED
OF 500 AND A WATCH.

An Attempt to Repeat the Operation
at Another Store Abandoned Before
Completion-sThe Town Visited by
Cracksmen of the Same Xix just n
Year Ago.
Waycross been visited by the keen-eyed
craftsman. About O'Clock last night
the safe of b. Sirman's general merchan-
disc store was broken open. Entrance
10 the store was attempted at two doors
and finally gained by way Of the chimney,
large enough to admit man. The safe
was then bored into, quarter inch hole
being made between the dial and the
handle. Between $500 and $500 and a
gold watch were extracted. Then a SINH
lar operation was tried at the store Of
Drs. Redding and Walker, druggists, but
after getting the drill into the sate-dOOr
about half an inch for some reason the
cracksmen abandoned their work. 1t is
thought that they were at work when DR..
Walker went to his store at l O'Clock
this morning and were frightened Oft, al
though ths doctor and his companion
failed to note anything wrong at that
hour. The make of these sales is the
same as that of CasoD 81 Mller's, which
was entered In the same manner, an ac-
count of which was given in the NEWS.
The time of the year corresponds to that OF
last year, and it is supposed it is the same
gang which then operated so success
fully. There 10 no clue whatever. and Mr..
Slrmans Is to be congratulated that the
bulk of his funds were deposited in bank
before the burglary was committed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06
Stt AtemGriant.
1oDied fg0n1 Atlanta COnstitutiC

Copied Jt0D1 a ndntd Constellation.
CLIFFORD A. STILES. son Of DIR. G.. A. Stiles,
died of meningitis, after brief illness, at the
residence of his father, in this city, on the
morning of the Sth inst.
When the immortal Tully bitterly bewailed
the untImely death of his son Marcus. he
found little solace In the consultations Of hea th-
en- philosophy. He had no Christian faith
no death defying hope to s0othe his wounded
spirit, and to sustain and strengthen his bur
dened heart.
Far otherwise with the Christian parents of
CLIFFORD A. STILES.
This excellent youth, barely nineteen (l9)
years Of age, was exemplary in all the rela-
tions of life. In the domestic circle he was a
Joy and a blessing; in his wider intercourse he
was universally esteemed for his modest
worth, his generous impulses and his unfal-
tering integrity.
AS a medical student, he was greatly APP
preciated by both faculty and classmates.
Punctual in attendance. laborious in appica-
ton, he gave promise of rare success and dis
tinguished usefulness in the profession that
he had chosen for his life work. There is
little doubt that his Illness and premature
death we're brought on, not by any species of
imprudence. but by intense application.
While some of the truest and noblest of men
they did not live in vain. For life is ''pot
measured by figures on diaPs face" That
man, oe he young or old, lives longest,
''Who thinks the noblest and acts the best"
Upon this imperishable roll of honor the
hand OF Friendship may justly inscribe the
name Of CLIFFORD a. STILES.
w. j. SCOTT.
ATLANTA. February 26. 1887.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06

The curious part of all this Is the fact
that everybod in the set knew exactly
what the trouble was bur dared not eX.
press 1t. There was no community of
knowledge, only an atmosphere OF sym.
patty IN common.
OF course when the syndicate came to-
gether to deal with the matter, being
practical men, they were not long in get.
ting at the truth. They summoned DIR.
Ilnttext and Mr.. Guelph and DR.. Smooth
back, and with locked doors, under a
pledge OF secrecy, learned the astonishing
facts.
Incredible as it may appear, these facts
were all substantiated.
AS attested and locked in the safe
or the Plantagenet they are briefly as
follows:
Miss Durham, sometime before her
grandfather died, and not expecting
fortune, had determined to make
herself self-supporting and had
sense of satire or only in
pursuit OF her vocation is not known,
she obtained the position of telegraph
operator in the Plantagenet. 1t Is said
that during the six months that she re-
ceIved the dispatches that were written
In the house she wore blonde wig the
removal of which afterward prevented
her from being recognized Immediately
when she took her proper place in society.
1t was not shown or even intimated that
she ever BETRAYED a dispatch or used a
secret OF the office. But it was elected
after some cross-questionIng that she had
quiet lady-like habit of informing
Mrs. Plush and DR.. Tinttext, when they
were parading their virtues, that she
had been an operator down stairs for
six months. The effect of this was
electrical. But the information was I'M
impeachable.
Mrs. Plush and DIR. Tinttext were
the only two persons who uttered their
thoughts.
DR.. Tinttext took Mrs. Plush aside the
moment the appalling truth was discov-
cred, and with bloodess lips said to her:
MY dear madame, it is now simply a
question of time"
"Time," gasped Mrs. Plush; "what a
TOOL you are. 1t is question OF memory.
You must ascertain" she SAID, as the
tears streamed down her face, '-if the girl
has good memory"
LET us hope" said the doctor, "that
she forgeCs."
Alas! it was learned only too soon
that Miss Durham had the memory of a
M&caulay combined with the acumen of
Poe.
need not tell you how crushing was
the consciousness that this girl was the
depository OF secrets supposed TO have
been consigned to oblivion. 1t made lit
tie difference that she did not tell them.
She always looked them at the right mo-
ment.
One Sunday morning; when DR..
Tinttext was delivering one OF his beau
tlful prayers, he asked that all things
that are done in darkness may be made
light, he opened his eyes and there in
strange, sweet smile was Miss
Durham. 1t so confused him for mo-
ment that be knocked over the chrysan-
themums that Mrs. Plush always Kept on
the desk.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06

TWAS this that broke up and scattered
the Plantagenet set.
1t is only necessary to allude to two
other facts that have been exaggerated.
There never was any truth in the story
that Miss Durham tried to organize all
the female operators into moral society
agency.
don't believe it ever occurredto her.
And as for her marrying q Hindoo who
could not write the English language,
that absurd story must be laughed at by
all society people who remember the
swell wedding breakfast at the Bruins
wick when she became Mrs. Hunt
ington Howls. l believe young Trips
was one OF the groomsmen, AT all events,
l remember Sir Huntington's remark to
her as he took her into the wedding break
fast:
81 shall always love you In the Yankee
style, don't you know, with neatness and
dispatch"
And she replied with that inimitable
smile that DR.. Tinttext never forgot:
my dear. don't bother with the dis
patch" NYM CRINKLE.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06
GEORGIA,s CAPITAL.
Supreme Court Decisions-Fights
Against the Tax Laws.

Supreme Court DeCisions-Fights
Against the Tax Laws.
ATLANTA, GA, March 5.-The Supreme
Court adjourned until the October term
to-day after handing down the following
decisions:
Foster, Milburn & Co. VS.. the Blood Balm
Company; from Fulton Affirmed.
William S. Howell and wife vs. the Au-
gusta and Summerville railway and vice
versa; from Richmond Affirmed.
Floyd county vs.. the Rome Street railway.
Affirmed.
W.M.Tumlin, trustee, ct al. VS.. William
Van Horne: from Muscogee. Reversed.
A. A. Nolan VS.. Peter Pelham; from Worth.
Affirmed.
Nelson Tiff VS.. Taraferro Jones; from
DOugherty. Reversed.
Peter Spence and Joe Prek VS.. the State;
from Dougherty. Reversed.
Elias Love VS.. the State, from Pulaski. Re-
versed.
John W. Roberts vs.. James Hinson ct oil. !;
from Ware. Reversed.
A FATAL FALL OF SLATE.
A fatal accident occurred at the Dade
coal mines Wednesday night. Failing
slate in the mine killed Tom Denmark, a
negro convict from Decatur, and crippled
Simon Brock and James Burney. Both
legs of the latter were broken.
The Governor has pardoned Joseph
Moncrief, convicted at the January term
of the Superior Court of Floyd county Of
voluntary mansaughter. He was SEN
fenced to fifteen years Imprisonment
The pardon was asked by the Judge VINO
presided, and the Solicitor General who
prosecuted the case, officials and intiuep-
tial citizens of Floyd county, and by the
officers of the penitentiary and convict
camp.
THE INSURANCE CASES.
The Security Mutual Benefit Company.
of New York, which failed to make its
semi-annual statement and forfeited It's
right to do business in the State this wear,
appeared before the Governor today
through Gov. Smith, and contended
that the act OF 1885 regulating assessment
of insurance companies does not require
semi-annual statements, and further
that none of the insurance acts apply to
these companies, which insure only their
own stockholders, and are not organiza-
lions formed TO make money. The ques-
lions involved have been submitted TO the
Attorney General. In former case the
Attorney General sustained the position
now taken by the Comptroller in these
cases.
SEWING MACHINE TAXES.
Before Judge Newman, District Judge
in chambers to-day, application for an
injunction was made by the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company to restrain the
Comptroller General from collecting the
tax Of 5000 of the company and $40 on
each agent. The company claims that
the tax is unconstitutional because 1t is
not imposed on retailers dealing In ma
chimes, and is q discrimination. After
arguments by judge Hillyer for the COM
pany and the Attorney General for the
Comptroller further hearing was post
poned to March %.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
verdict of the City Court of Atlanta, con.
victing w. A. Pledger Of criminal libel
for publishing certain articles rehec ting
on G.. W. Adalr. The sentence was 5000
and costs, which amount was made up
to-day by Pledger's political friends and
paid.